Sunanda finds Modi’s comments ‘disgusting’
1 Nov 2012 8:29 AM IST
Sunanda Pushkar Wednesday termed as 'downright disgusting' and belittling of women the comment of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi describing her as the 'Rs.50-crore girlfriend' of Shashi Tharoor.
In an interview to a news channel, Pushkar, who was allegedly linked to the IPL Kochi cricket controversy in 2009, said she was 'extremely disappointed' at Modi's remarks and wondered, 'how can someone stoop to something like that'.
Modi made the comment at an election rally in Himachal Pradesh two days ago, after Tharoor was brought back into the union council of ministers. The Thiruvananthapuram MP had resigned from the union ministry in 2010 over the IPL Kochi episode.
Pushkar said she was 'completely horrified' to hear the remarks by 'this guy' who comes from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.
'In the case of the Gujarat chief minister, I feel sad why they get so personal and belittle... It is downright disgusting,' she said.
Asked if she would demand an apology, Pushkar said, 'A man who hasn't apologised to his people for the killing of innocent Gujaratis on his watch (2002 riots), how would I expect an apology from him?'
She also said she had got a lot of support from people, including many men, who had reached out to her and asked her to speak out following Modi's comments.
In an interview to a news channel, Pushkar, who was allegedly linked to the IPL Kochi cricket controversy in 2009, said she was 'extremely disappointed' at Modi's remarks and wondered, 'how can someone stoop to something like that'.
Modi made the comment at an election rally in Himachal Pradesh two days ago, after Tharoor was brought back into the union council of ministers. The Thiruvananthapuram MP had resigned from the union ministry in 2010 over the IPL Kochi episode.
Pushkar said she was 'completely horrified' to hear the remarks by 'this guy' who comes from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.
'In the case of the Gujarat chief minister, I feel sad why they get so personal and belittle... It is downright disgusting,' she said.
Asked if she would demand an apology, Pushkar said, 'A man who hasn't apologised to his people for the killing of innocent Gujaratis on his watch (2002 riots), how would I expect an apology from him?'
She also said she had got a lot of support from people, including many men, who had reached out to her and asked her to speak out following Modi's comments.
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